Donald George wrote:
I NEVER DID GET AN ANSWER TO MY QUERY ABOUT INFORMATION ON THE
THOMAS,
JOHN
AND REUBEN CHANDLER FAMILIES ON THE 1810 AND 1820 CENSUSES OF
CUMBERLAND
CO., KENTUCKY. I HAVE A LOT OF INFORMATION TO SHARE BUT NOT ENOUGH TO
CONFIRM WHO THE FAMILY MEMBERS WERE AND HOW THEY ARE RELATED.
I am researching a Chandler line and have run across these Chandlers in
Cumberland Co., KY. I am interested in them because they have their roots in
Franklin County, VA and I am chasing a different Chandler from Franklin Co.,
VA who also settled in KY for a time. They must be related; I think Thomas
Chandler may be in my lineage; John Chandler is a son of Thomas Chandler.
I'm not sure how Reuben fits int.
Greg Nutt
Here is all I have... If anyone has more to add I would love to hear it,
especially if it involves Thomas Chandler's connecton Franklin County, VA:
Thomas Chandler of Franklin County, Virginia
1786. This Thomas Chandler apears in the 1786 Franklin County, Virginia
Personal Property Tax List.
1787. Thomas Chandler is mentioned in early court records of Franklin County,
Virginia, where he (and William Chandler) are to be added to a list of hands.
1787 Thomas Chandler married Charity Elliot on 13 Mar 1787 in Franklin County,
VA.
This Thomas Chandler is almost certainly the Chandler of that name who settled
and died in Cumberland County Kentucky.
Chandlers of Cumberland County, Kentucky
Cumberland Country. Cumberland County is in south-central kentucky and was
formed from Green County in 1798.
1786. This Thomas Chandler apears in the 1786 Franklin County, Virginia
Personal Property Tax List.
1787. Thomas Chandler is mentioned in early court records of Franklin County,
Virginia, where he (and William Chandler) are to be added to a list of hands.
1787 Thomas Chandler married Charity Elliot on 13 Mar 1787 in Franklin County,
VA.
Some time between 1787 and 1810, Thomas Chandler (along with a Reuben
Chandler) migrated to Cumberland County, Kentucky.
1808. John Chandler married Winifred/Winney Literral on 05 Apr 1808 in
Cumberland County, Kentucky. Other early Chandler marriages in Cumberland
county include Samuel Laugherty and Polly Chandler (also on 05 Apr 1808) and
Bily Chandler and Judith Fair (05 Dec 1815).
1810. The 1810 Cumberland County, Kentucky Census shows three Chandlers living
in Cumberland County: A Thomas Chandler, a John Chandler, and Reuben Chandler.
Thomas and Reuben were both over 45. John was between 16 and 24.
The Thomas Chandler household also included 1 female between 26 and 45, 1
female between 16 and 26, 2 males between 10 and 16, 1 male 0-10 and 2 females
under 10.
The John Chandler also include 1 female between 16 and 26, and 1 female under
10.
They were neighbors near the town of Burksville. Other nearby households were
Smiths and Litterals.
1818. There are Land Records in Cumberland County, KY, showing land exchanged
between a Benjamin Chandler and a Scady Chandler. This is most likely the
Scady Chandler of Putnam County, Indiana. That Scady was born in Virginia, but
grew up in Kentucky.
1819-1820. There is a Cumberland County, KY, record of lands owned by a
deceased Thomas Chandler distributed to his widow Chanty and sons John and
Benjamin Chandler. There is also a record of land being sold by John Chandler
to Scady and Benjamin Chandler, the heirs of Thomas Chandler.
1820. The 1820 Cumberland County, Kentucky Census shows three Chandlers living
in Cumberland County at that time: Charity Chandler, over 45, the widow of
Thomas Chandler (transcribed as Chanty in the Cumberland county land records),
and Thomas Chandler's two sons: Benjamin Chandler, between 16 and 26 and John
Chandler between 26 and 45.
The Charity Chandler household also included 1 male between 10 and 16 and 1
female under 10.
The John Chandler household also had 1 female between 26 and 45, 1 female
between 10 and 16, 3 females and 2 males under 10.
The Benjamin Chandler household also showed 1 female between 16 and 26, 1 male
and 1 female under 10.
1823. County Probate Records show a John Chandler died in 1823 and that his
wife, Winifred (Litteral) Chandler was made Guardian of their five minor
children, Polly Chandler, Cinthia Chandler, Betsey Chandler, Thomas Chandler
and Elsey Chandler. Mary "Polly", Cinthia and Thomas Chandler moved to Indiana
and then Texas.